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Friday, 6 April 2012

Tulisa - Young

In a lot of ways, Young suits Tulisa down to a T (excuse the pun). "Forgive me for what I have done 'cause I'm young", she repeats at the start. Following the recent emergence of a sex tape, it's easy to see this as a desperate plea to the public for forgiveness. Will Cowell allow her back on The X Factor later this year? Can her career survive? It all rests on the shoulders of this, her first solo single.

It's also suitable in its utter mediocrity. Rather than a song that suits her fiery "female boss" persona, she's instead opted for a generic Ibiza club track. Likewise, Tulisa herself, for all her bravado, is an unremarkable talent with average looks and an average voice. She may have tarted herself up a bit for the video, but it's essentially an advert for Thomas Cook holidays and Barry M make-up. And for all her apparent rebelliousness, the video sees her stealing a lamb, a hotel card key and writing her name on some modern art. Ooo you daredevil you.

Yes it's pretty catchy in a "look at me I'm a stupid cow on holiday, downing tequila and drowning in my own vomit" sort of way. But, in all, this is no better than a soundtrack to 'Sun, Sea and Suspicious Parents'.